Hi--
I did a search and did not find a thread on this topic, so here I go...
My a/c partner and I did not build our 6A (I am in awe of you guys!), so we don't have as many repair skills you do. Our plane has about 1400 hours total time.
The upper and lower cowl seem to generate cracks at a rapid rate, e.g. we have to get the fiberglass repaired and painted about once a year, which equates to about 170 hours of flight time between repairs. Crack locations vary a little, but normally they develop around the rounded corners of lower air intake/vent (I would call it the "scoop", but I'm an admitted newb).
My questions are simple.
Is the current repair cycle normal?
Should we consider replacing the cowlings and starting over?
If so, I do not see RV 6 specific cowlings on the parts list...is it a common part with another model?
I did a search and did not find a thread on this topic, so here I go...
My a/c partner and I did not build our 6A (I am in awe of you guys!), so we don't have as many repair skills you do. Our plane has about 1400 hours total time.
The upper and lower cowl seem to generate cracks at a rapid rate, e.g. we have to get the fiberglass repaired and painted about once a year, which equates to about 170 hours of flight time between repairs. Crack locations vary a little, but normally they develop around the rounded corners of lower air intake/vent (I would call it the "scoop", but I'm an admitted newb).
My questions are simple.
Is the current repair cycle normal?
Should we consider replacing the cowlings and starting over?
If so, I do not see RV 6 specific cowlings on the parts list...is it a common part with another model?